Tonight's Special Guest : AKQA Creative Director, John Jakubowski

Hi Guys,

John Jakubowski from AKQA is coming to our class to tell us about Future Lions. John was the CD on Halo 3. This is a rare opportunity to learn about not only Future Lions, but also the Halo 3 campaign, AKQA, and the state of digital. Please come packin' questions.

Wed, 3/25
7pm (Please be on time)

Here is some background on John:

John Jakubowski is a globally recognized leader in creative production and strategy. With an Academy Award, Emmys, Cyber Lions, AD&D’s, GrAndy’s, Addys, Oneshows, ADC’s, Clio’s and winner of the San Francisco Poetry Contest, he has won every heavy-hitting award out there for a creative. His legacy client list is daunting – AOL, BMW, Clear Channel, Coke, Dolby Labs, Hewlett Packard, Intel, McDonalds, Microsoft, Sony, Wells Fargo - just to name a few.

A stint as a professional Magician in Europe kick-started his creative career. It was followed by a role as Art Director for Paramount, before being drawn into the seductive web of advertising. He has taught character animation and special effects at the prestigious SCA, worked feature film for Manex Entertainment, presided over Modem Media San Francisco as Vice President Creative, and then migrated to Digitas / Publicis as creative lead for HP North America. He presently leads the global creative direction for XBox and Coca Cola at AKQA San Francisco, and handles over 50 projects a year creating innovative solutions for the world’s largest brands.

In 2008 alone, John has racked up more than 30 global awards for his creative direction along with being ranked 7th in the world in Ad Age’s A-List. AKQA is the only digital agency on that list and in September 2008 was voted ‘The Most Creative Agency in the World’ by Creativity Magazine. His recent work on XBox has grabbed every award available for a piece of digital advertising.

John is an ordained Buddhist and holds an array of professional degrees including Architecture, Philosophy and Oenology. He also teaches Yoga, works with Zen Hospice and gives tours to bus-loads of five-year-olds at the Botanical Gardens to hone his client communication skills. He holds numerous awards in multiple fields and uses both big and small words.